diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38855e21e..30e4fd4b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
       - name: Install cibuildwheel
-        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+        run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
       - name: Build wheels
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
@@ -211,6 +211,16 @@ Changelog
 
 <!-- this section was generated by bin/update_readme_changelog.py -- do not edit manually -->
 
+### v2.20.0
+
+- 🌟 CPython 3.13 wheels are now built by default - without the `CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS` flag. It's time to build and upload these wheels to PyPI! This release includes CPython 3.13.0rc1, which is guaranteed to be ABI compatible with the final release. Free-threading is still behind a flag/config option. (#1950)
+- ✨ Provide a `CIBW_ALLOW_EMPTY` environment variable as an alternative to the command line flag. (#1937)
+- 🐛 Don't use uv on PyPy3.8 on Windows, it stopped working starting in 0.2.25. Note that PyPy 3.8 is EoL. (#1868)
+- 🛠 Set the `VSCMD_ARG_TGT_ARCH` variable based on target arch. (#1876)
+- 🛠 Undo cleaner output on pytest 8-8.2 now that 8.3 is out. (#1943)
+- 📚 Update examples to use Python 3.12 on host  (cibuildwheel will require Python 3.11+ on the host machine starting in October 2024) (#1919)
+
+
 ### v2.19.2
 
 - 🐛 Update manylinux2014 pins to versions that support past-EoL CentOS 7 mirrors. (#1917)
@@ -261,24 +271,6 @@ See the [release post](https://iscinumpy.dev/post/cibuildwheel-2-19-0/) for more
 - 🐛 Fix running linux tests from Windows or macOS ARM. (#1788)
 - 📚 Fix our documentation build. (#1821)
 
-
-### v2.18.0
-
-_12 May 2024_
-
-- ✨ Adds CPython 3.13 support, under the prerelease flag [CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS](https://cibuildwheel.pypa.io/en/stable/options/#prerelease-pythons). This version of cibuildwheel uses 3.13.0b1. Free-threading mode is not available yet (#1657), waiting on official binaries (planned for beta 2) and pip support.
-
-    _While CPython is in beta, the ABI can change, so your wheels might not be compatible with the final release. For this reason, we don't recommend distributing wheels until RC1, at which point 3.13 will be available in cibuildwheel without the flag._ (#1815)
-
-- ✨ Musllinux now defaults to `musllinux_1_2`. You can set the older `musllinux_1_1` via config if needed. (#1817)
-- 🛠 No longer pre-seed setuptools/wheel in virtual environments (#1819)
-- 🛠 Respect the constraints file when building with pip, matching build (#1818)
-- 🛠 Use uv to compile our pinned dependencies, 10x faster and doesn't require special setup (#1778)
-- 🐛 Fix an issue with the schema (#1788)
-- 📚 Document the new delocate error checking macOS versions (#1766)
-- 📚 Document Rust builds (#1816)
-- 📚 Speed up our readthedocs builds with uv, 26 seconds -> 6 seconds to install dependencies (#1816)
-
 <!-- END bin/update_readme_changelog.py -->
 
 ---
diff --git a/cibuildwheel/__init__.py b/cibuildwheel/__init__.py
index ae050ba70..d8b567279 100644
--- a/cibuildwheel/__init__.py
+++ b/cibuildwheel/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-__version__ = "2.19.2"
+__version__ = "2.20.0"
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 900c82fd4..b1a4ecce6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ title: Changelog
 
 # Changelog
 
+### v2.20.0
+
+- 🌟 CPython 3.13 wheels are now built by default - without the `CIBW_PRERELEASE_PYTHONS` flag. It's time to build and upload these wheels to PyPI! This release includes CPython 3.13.0rc1, which is guaranteed to be ABI compatible with the final release. Free-threading is still behind a flag/config option. (#1950)
+- ✨ Provide a `CIBW_ALLOW_EMPTY` environment variable as an alternative to the command line flag. (#1937)
+- 🐛 Don't use uv on PyPy3.8 on Windows, it stopped working starting in 0.2.25. Note that PyPy 3.8 is EoL. (#1868)
+- 🛠 Set the `VSCMD_ARG_TGT_ARCH` variable based on target arch. (#1876)
+- 🛠 Undo cleaner output on pytest 8-8.2 now that 8.3 is out. (#1943)
+- 📚 Update examples to use Python 3.12 on host  (cibuildwheel will require Python 3.11+ on the host machine starting in October 2024) (#1919)
+
+
 ### v2.19.2
 
 - 🐛 Update manylinux2014 pins to versions that support past-EoL CentOS 7 mirrors. (#1917)
diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md
index 2a7bd50a1..874f458a7 100644
--- a/docs/faq.md
+++ b/docs/faq.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ There are two suggested methods for keeping cibuildwheel up to date that instead
 If you use GitHub Actions for builds, you can use cibuildwheel as an action:
 
 ```yaml
-uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
 ```
 
 This is a composite step that just runs cibuildwheel using pipx. You can set command-line options as `with:` parameters, and use `env:` as normal.
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ The second option, and the only one that supports other CI systems, is using a `
 
 ```bash
 # requirements-cibw.txt
-cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 ```
 
 Then your install step would have `python -m pip install -r requirements-cibw.txt` in it. Your `.github/dependabot.yml` file could look like this:
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Solutions to this vary, but the simplest is to use pipx:
 # most runners have pipx preinstalled, but in case you don't
 python3 -m pip install pipx
 
-pipx run cibuildwheel==2.19.2 --output-dir wheelhouse
+pipx run cibuildwheel==2.20.0 --output-dir wheelhouse
 pipx run twine upload wheelhouse/*.whl
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index 72002eddb..759df601d 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ To build Linux, Mac, and Windows wheels using GitHub Actions, create a `.github/
           - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
           - name: Build wheels
-            run: pipx run cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+            run: pipx run cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
           - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
             with:
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ To build Linux, Mac, and Windows wheels using GitHub Actions, create a `.github/
           - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
 
           - name: Install cibuildwheel
-            run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+            run: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
           - name: Build wheels
             run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
diff --git a/examples/appveyor-minimal.yml b/examples/appveyor-minimal.yml
index bd9f87b55..1f12b8157 100644
--- a/examples/appveyor-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/appveyor-minimal.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stack: python 3.7
 init:
 - cmd: set PATH=C:\Python37;C:\Python37\Scripts;%PATH%
 
-install: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+install: python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
 build_script: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
 
diff --git a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
index 4dd6de17e..3f0b79dd8 100644
--- a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     - bash: |
         set -o errexit
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip3 install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+        pip3 install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
       displayName: Install dependencies
     - bash: cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse .
       displayName: Build wheels
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - bash: |
         set -o errexit
         python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+        python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
       displayName: Install dependencies
     - bash: cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse .
       displayName: Build wheels
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - bash: |
         set -o errexit
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+        pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
       displayName: Install dependencies
     - bash: cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse .
       displayName: Build wheels
diff --git a/examples/circleci-minimal.yml b/examples/circleci-minimal.yml
index 2d1839d13..ae2c76716 100644
--- a/examples/circleci-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/circleci-minimal.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Build the Linux wheels.
           command: |
-            python3 -m pip install --user cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+            python3 -m pip install --user cibuildwheel==2.20.0
             cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - store_artifacts:
           path: wheelhouse/
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Build the Linux aarch64 wheels.
           command: |
-            python3 -m pip install --user cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+            python3 -m pip install --user cibuildwheel==2.20.0
             python3 -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - store_artifacts:
           path: wheelhouse/
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           name: Build the OS X wheels.
           command: |
             sudo softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license  # for python<=3.8 or x86_64/universal2 tests
-            pip3 install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+            pip3 install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
             cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - store_artifacts:
           path: wheelhouse/
diff --git a/examples/cirrus-ci-intel-mac.yml b/examples/cirrus-ci-intel-mac.yml
index b202adb2a..7f8d7974b 100644
--- a/examples/cirrus-ci-intel-mac.yml
+++ b/examples/cirrus-ci-intel-mac.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 build_and_store_wheels: &BUILD_AND_STORE_WHEELS
   install_cibuildwheel_script:
-    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
   run_cibuildwheel_script:
     - cibuildwheel
   wheels_artifacts:
diff --git a/examples/cirrus-ci-minimal.yml b/examples/cirrus-ci-minimal.yml
index 266ff365e..e444f0bed 100644
--- a/examples/cirrus-ci-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/cirrus-ci-minimal.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 build_and_store_wheels: &BUILD_AND_STORE_WHEELS
   install_cibuildwheel_script:
-    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
   run_cibuildwheel_script:
     - cibuildwheel
   wheels_artifacts:
diff --git a/examples/github-deploy.yml b/examples/github-deploy.yml
index 3e70dfaa7..ad15dc6ce 100644
--- a/examples/github-deploy.yml
+++ b/examples/github-deploy.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/examples/github-minimal.yml b/examples/github-minimal.yml
index 6f1f22346..94413cd1d 100644
--- a/examples/github-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/github-minimal.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
         # env:
         #   CIBW_SOME_OPTION: value
         #    ...
diff --git a/examples/github-with-qemu.yml b/examples/github-with-qemu.yml
index ee44e81c6..c16c9a30b 100644
--- a/examples/github-with-qemu.yml
+++ b/examples/github-with-qemu.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           platforms: all
 
       - name: Build wheels
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.19.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.20.0
         env:
           # configure cibuildwheel to build native archs ('auto'), and some
           # emulated ones
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml b/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
index d6a250972..d96b3faa1 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ linux:
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
   script:
     - curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
-    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
     - cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ windows:
   before_script:
     - choco install python -y --version 3.12.4
     - choco install git.install -y
-    - py -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - py -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
   script:
     - py -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse --platform windows
   artifacts:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ windows:
 macos:
   image: macos-14-xcode-15
   before_script:
-    - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
   script:
     - python3 -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
   artifacts:
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-with-qemu.yml b/examples/gitlab-with-qemu.yml
index 5458d93be..b6804f908 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-with-qemu.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-with-qemu.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ linux:
     - curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
     # Warning: This is extremely slow, be careful with how many wheels you build
     - docker run --rm --privileged multiarch/qemu-user-static --reset -p yes
-    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+    - python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
     # Assuming your CI runner's default architecture is x86_64...
     - cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse --platform linux --archs aarch64
   artifacts:
diff --git a/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml b/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
index e4d93a6c4..14c928ad1 100644
--- a/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
+++ b/examples/travis-ci-deploy.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         - ln -s /c/Python312/python.exe /c/Python312/python3.exe
 
 install:
-  - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+  - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
 script:
   # build the wheels, put them into './dist'
diff --git a/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml b/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
index d07f9eee7..5a8b06de9 100644
--- a/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/travis-ci-minimal.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         - ln -s /c/Python312/python.exe /c/Python312/python3.exe
 
 install:
-  - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2
+  - python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0
 
 script:
   # build the wheels, put them into './wheelhouse'
diff --git a/examples/travis-ci-test-and-deploy.yml b/examples/travis-ci-test-and-deploy.yml
index f81746826..bebbbaef5 100644
--- a/examples/travis-ci-test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/examples/travis-ci-test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     - stage: deploy
       name: Build and deploy Linux wheels
       services: docker
-      install: python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2 twine
+      install: python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0 twine
       script: python3 -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       after_success: python3 -m twine upload --skip-existing wheelhouse/*.whl
     # Deploy on windows
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       name: Build and deploy Windows wheels
       os: windows
       language: shell
-      install: python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.19.2 twine
+      install: python3 -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.20.0 twine
       script: python3 -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       after_success: python3 -m twine upload --skip-existing wheelhouse/*.whl
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 44b4856a6..7f221713a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "cibuildwheel"
-version = "2.19.2"
+version = "2.20.0"
 description = "Build Python wheels on CI with minimal configuration."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"